[Verse 1]
There's an ocean running deep inside your chest, Mary
Where feelings rise and fall like ancient tides
You feel everything before the world can name it
All those currents that you've learned to hide
You love with hands that build while hearts are breaking
Give your all before you're even asked
But somewhere in that careful, quiet tending
You forgot your own needs matter just as much

[PreChorus]
You've been carrying the weight of everyone's emotions
Like you're made of something stronger than the rest

[Chorus]
Mary, you don't need permission to take up space
The universe wrote you with such gentle grace
Every tear you've cried became a river of compassion
Mary, you are held, you are enough, you are exactly where you need to be

[Verse 2]
They see the calm but never see the lightning
How your mind can hold a thousand different truths
You think in colors others call too vivid
Feel in depths they'll never understand or choose
Your words are prayers wrapped in perfect timing
When you speak, the room becomes a church
But you doubt the magic living in your presence
Wonder if your tenderness has worth

[PreChorus]
You've been dimming down your light to make others comfortable
But your shine was never meant to be contained

[Chorus]
Mary, you don't need permission to take up space
The universe wrote you with such gentle grace
Every tear you've cried became a river of compassion
Mary, you are held, you are enough, you are exactly where you need to be

[Verse 3]
There's a leader sleeping underneath the worry
Dreams as big as all the love you hold inside
You were born to nurture worlds, not just the wounded
Born to stand as tall as all your pride
When you love someone, you love like something sacred
Like a fire that burns but never leaves a scar
Your devotion is a gift the world is craving
You're exactly who you're meant to be, not who you are afraid you are

[PreChorus]
All those broken pieces taught you how to see beauty
In the cracks where light gets through

[Chorus]
Mary, you don't need permission to take up space
The universe wrote you with such gentle grace
Every tear you've cried became a river of compassion
Mary, you are held, you are enough, you are exactly where you need to be

[Verse 4]
Your sensitivity is not a flaw to carry
It's the doorway to a wisdom few possess
You can read the rooms that others find confusing
Turn their chaos into something they can bless
Trust the timing of your heart's quiet knowing
Trust the power in your gentle, steady hands
You don't have to prove you're worthy of belonging
You already are the answer to someone's prayers

[Bridge]
Every wall you built around your tender places
Was just practice for the bridges you would build
Every time you chose to stay when love felt fragile
You were learning how to heal what can't be healed

[Outro]
Mary, let your heart be soft and let your backbone be strong
You've been guided by the stars all along